Евг.Евтушенко-Смеялись люди за стеной

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Евгений Евтушенко-Смеялись люди за стеной
Монтаж:Sofiya Bogdanova.Читает:Sofiya Bogdanova.

Музыка: E Minor Prelude - Chopin
Музыка:Wedding Invitation 1:41 Jason Farnham
THEY LAUGHED BEHIND THE WALL

Somebody laughed behind the wall,
I stared at it, sad and lonely,
and in my arms I had my soul,
my ailing daughter, fading slowly.
They laughed behind the wall as though
they were making fun and teasing.
They laughed at me, and it was so
disgraceful, shameless and displeasing!
It was a feast. They seemed to be
relaxing, tired of dancing round.
In fact, they didn't laugh at me,
nor anyone as I found out.
They laughed and joked behind the wall,
(what they were drinking wasn't water) ,
and they were not aware at all
of me, nor of my ailing daughter.
They were laughing... I recall
I, too, would often laugh, elated,
while somebody behind the wall
was fading, and he couldn't help it!
Despaired by trouble, feeling grim,
about to give in, resigning,
he thought that I was teasing him
and even mocking and deriding.
Such is the world. Once and for all
it's been established, as it were:
when someone weeps behind the wall
we laugh rejoicing, free of care.
And that's the reason why the world
is never fading, it appears:
somebody laughs behind the wall
while we're down shedding tears.
When broken-hearted, keep your soul
without sin, just show your lenience, -
if someone laughs behind the wall
don't take it as a jealous grievance.
Life seems to balance all, so don't
give way to envy, - pain and torture,
for your misfortune is atoned
by someone's lucky chance and fortune.
When you receive the final call
and shut your eyes at the last minute
let people laugh behind the wall,
yes, laugh, not cry and morn, I mean it!

1963
перевод:Yevegeny Yevtushenko. Collection of Poems. Translated from the Russian by Alec vagapov